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Self‐organisation and material constructions
Author(s) -
Weinstock Michael
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.238
Subject(s) - modularity (biology) , redundancy (engineering) , architecture , computer science , architectural engineering , construction engineering , engineering , biology , history , archaeology , genetics , operating system
Abstract Cellular biological materials have intricate interior structures, self‐organised in hierarchies to produce modularity, redundancy and differentiation. As Michael Weinstock explains, the foam geometries of cellular materials offer open and ductile structural systems that are strong and permeable, making them an attractive paradigm for developments in material science and for new structural systems in architecture and engineering. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.